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      Java Editor Templates Preferences
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      Java Editor Templates Preferences
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    <p>
      The
      <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.jdt.ui.preferences.JavaTemplatePreferencePage)")'>
      <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="Opens the Templates preference page">
      <b>Java &gt; Editor &gt; Templates</b></a> preference page
      allows to create new and edit existing templates. A template is a convenience for the programmer to quickly insert often reoccurring source
      code patterns.
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      The following buttons allow manipulation and configuration of templates:
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    <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" summary="Templates options">
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              Action
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              Description
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              New...
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              Opens the <a href="ref-preferences-edit-template-dialog.htm">Template dialog</a> to create a new template.
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              Edit...
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            <p>
              Opens the <a href="ref-preferences-edit-template-dialog.htm">Template dialog</a> to edit the currently selected template.
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              Remove
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              Removes all selected templates.
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              Restore Removed
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              Restores any preconfigured templates that have been removed.
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              Revert to Default
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              Restores any preconfigured templates to their default. This does not modify user-created templates.
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              Import...
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              Imports templates from the file system.
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              Export...
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              Exports all selected templates to the file system.
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              Use code formatter
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              If enabled, the template is formatted according to the code formatting rules specified in the <a href="../codestyle/ref-preferences-formatter.htm">Code Formatter preferences</a>, prior to insertion.
              Otherwise, the template is inserted as is, but correctly indented.
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    <h3 class="related">Related Concepts</h3>
      <a href="../../../../concepts/concept-editor-templates.htm">Templates</a><br>
      <a href="../../../../concepts/concept-template-variables.htm">Template variables</a><br>
    <h3 class="related">Related References</h3>
      <a href="ref-preferences-edit-template-dialog.htm">Template editing</a><br>
      <a href="../../../../reference/ref-java-editor-code-assist.htm">Java content assist</a><br>
      <a href="../compiler/ref-preferences-task-tags.htm">Task tag preferences</a><br>
      <a href="../codestyle/ref-preferences-code-templates.htm">Code templates preferences</a><br>
      <a href="../ref-preferences-code-style.htm">Code style preferences</a>
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